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On the other hand, there are some 13th region officials that are very capable and I would put them up against the best in Kentucky. Two of the three were very good last night. I watched the Corbin/Harlan County game at Corbin and didn't notice one bad call. In the big South Laurel win against Covington Catholic, South may have gotten one or possibly two breaks from the officials but that's it. Another game that I didn't notice a single bad call was the Corbin/Lexington Christian game. Paul Nicholson is about as good of an official as you can find anywhere.

I definitely think Nicholson is one of the best refs in the 13th. There are several good refs in the 13th, but too many get emotional involved in the games. I think Nicholson, Hembree, Ashurst, and as bad as it pains me to say it, Ely. (sp?) If two of those mentioned can just ref, and not get caught up in trying to draw attention to themselves, they are as good as there is. I found out over the weekend that there are only 2 regions in the state that require their officials to go to camps in the off season. I think ever region should do that, and pay the refs significantly more, so they can get better officials.